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chief, thanks very much for joining us. i mean, these are horrible times anyway, in most parts of the country to be a real estate agent. it's hard to make a sale, and now these folks feel terrorized. what's been the reaction in your community? >> i believe the reaction is probably what you would normally expect for such a heinous crime occurring. people are concerned. there's some fear going around. obviously there's a lot of relief that we have made apprehensions. >> we said 25-year-old robert brooks. 27-year-old grant cooper. what do we know about them? what's their background? >> they have a pretty much clean record. they don't have a big history involving crime in ohio or anywhere that we can locate at this moment. there's a third individual brother. he has spent time in jail. he is on bond. excuse me, he's on parole from, i believe, a wisconsin charge. >> and we're talking, of course, about this one case of vivian martin. there is another murder and then the robbery. what are the chances that these are related? >> the
chief, thanks very much for joining us. i mean, these are horrible times anyway, in most parts of the country to be a real estate agent. it's hard to make a sale, and now these folks feel terrorized. what's been the reaction in your community? >> i believe the reaction is probably what you would normally expect for such a heinous crime occurring. people are concerned. there's some fear going around. obviously there's a lot of relief that we have made apprehensions. >> we said...
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cdc tells us 4% of the u.s. population, over 12 million people and somewhere between 10% and 40% of college students during their four years will do some form of self-harm to themselves. all those three quarter of a million people show up in emergency rooms because they have intentionally hurt themselves. in a case like this, this woman attacks her face. we spend $5 billion a year on cosmetics to feel better. there's something psychologically about this woman that she doesn't like. she doesn't like it about herself. this situation got out of control. there is a significant segment of the population that do things like this to themselves. she did it in a small way. the media caught hold of it. it became a monster and ran away from her. is she sorry she did it? i'm sure she is. she had her own reasons for doing this. it has something to do with the inner person and the value she places on herself. >> to add to the burden of dealing with this psychologically and the whys behind this, should she face responsibility
cdc tells us 4% of the u.s. population, over 12 million people and somewhere between 10% and 40% of college students during their four years will do some form of self-harm to themselves. all those three quarter of a million people show up in emergency rooms because they have intentionally hurt themselves. in a case like this, this woman attacks her face. we spend $5 billion a year on cosmetics to feel better. there's something psychologically about this woman that she doesn't like. she doesn't...
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bertha coons joins us to tell us what's happening today. bertha, there are a lot of changes that begin today. tell us about them. oh. >>> that's right. the full obama care doesn't go into effect until 2014. some key changes that are patient protections part of that act going into effect today including no, you already mentioned this one, children with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage anymore. the wrinkle on that is a lot of insurers now, they find if they're not sure how that's going to work for them. so they're only going to do that through family plans. if you buy on their own, you will have trouble buying on a child-only plan for that. they're lifting the lifetime limits on how much coverage you can get. this is important for people who may have cancer, hem fill yeah, they can no longer max out. if you get cancer, some people have complained that insurers can drop them. rescission is now banned as well. you cannot be dropped for a condition. the two biggest changes that affect the most people are the extensions for kids
bertha coons joins us to tell us what's happening today. bertha, there are a lot of changes that begin today. tell us about them. oh. >>> that's right. the full obama care doesn't go into effect until 2014. some key changes that are patient protections part of that act going into effect today including no, you already mentioned this one, children with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage anymore. the wrinkle on that is a lot of insurers now, they find if they're not sure...
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take a listen. >> the small elite don't get us. they call us whacky. they call us wingnuts. we call us, we the people. >> so, the values voters summit there has a national focus. this may appeal to the national tea party. how does it play in delaware? >> she's energized her base and her supporters with her battle cry of we the people. we are hearing it a lot from people who showed up to volunteer for her, come to the rallies, stand-up at the polls and for people voting on election day, on primary day not involved with her campaign. they feel the establishment really went away from what they believe in and they, the people, were able to defeat mike castle and push back that establishment mentality and show them who they wanted to hold office. >> how about chris coons. how is he reacting? >> he said he's running the same campaign he was running on september 13th that he's running today. he wants to talk about the issues. they had a debate thursday night where they gave very different answers on several policy issues. drawing divisions between the two. he said he's going to tre
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> getting up and getting active will help you look stronger and great. >> they're not just healthier and crunchier. they can taste better, too. >> eating better and getting more active is easier than you think. >> and that's michelle obama, who is teaming up with disney stars to promote healthy eating and exercise. a key part of her first bush to combat childhood obesity, however, has stalled in congress. in the u.s. house. more than 100 democrats have balked at the $4.5 billion healthy lunch bill because it's funded by cuts to the federal food stamp program. now special coverage education nation has been looking at ways to fix america's schools. president obama making education reform a key issue to the domestic agenda. >> we're not at the top in terms of college graduates. we're not at the thop in science. w
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nbc's kristen welker joins us from burbank with the latest. any progress made with investigators looking for these people? >> reporter: no, not yet, alex. and it's certainly a tense situation here in southern california. but we can tell you that investigators will be scouring the wilderness areas surrounding palmdale. that's about an hour north of los angeles. they're really going to be focusing on the remote areas there in that wilderness. they couldn't see those areas when they were searching last night. again, they are looking for 1 people. five adults -- 13 people. five adult, eight children ages 3 through 17. again this all came to their attention yesterday afternoon when two huhs of the missing women came forward to police and said they were concerned about where their family members could be, particularly worried because they found a purse. inside that wupurse, cell phone personal documents, and really disturbing letters. take a listen to how a spokesperson with the sheriff's department described those letters. >> they left behind notes
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here's to the owners showing us the way. [trumpet playing "reveille" fades to silence] [ male announcer ] ever have morning pain slow you down? introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever with alertness aid to fight fatigue. so get up and get goin'! with new bayer am. the morning pain reliever. >>> good afternoon. i'm jay hugher in for dylan ratigan. a growing number of dems joining
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it's now what i found, alex, it's affecting all of us. middle class schools were not giving kids the skills to have jobs in this new economy. >> i want to pick up about a very disturbing statistic that the film shares, davis. and you'll see know it's about the state of education in this country. let's talk about illinois where you report 1 in 57 doctors lose their medical licenses. >> right. >> 1 in 97 attorneys lose their law licenses. however, 1 in 2,500 have ever lost their credentials. it's accountability for teachers that are you saying it hasn't been there at this point? >> one of the things i did with this movie is i said i want to make this from the point of view of kids and parents. and from there point of view, they don't care about the debate versus charters versus district. they just want a great teacher. like you with your kids and me and my kid. they just want a great teacher. we're not doing enough to find -- keep -- inspire the best, keep the best, reward the best. but also the ones that aren't working, it's really tough b
it's now what i found, alex, it's affecting all of us. middle class schools were not giving kids the skills to have jobs in this new economy. >> i want to pick up about a very disturbing statistic that the film shares, davis. and you'll see know it's about the state of education in this country. let's talk about illinois where you report 1 in 57 doctors lose their medical licenses. >> right. >> 1 in 97 attorneys lose their law licenses. however, 1 in 2,500 have ever lost their...
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a lot of us were iidiots in high school. would you tell us what's going on right now? >> i think that's what it looks like. it looks like at least the people in delaware, their don't care. look how much she brought in in the last week since she won her primary. it looks like people will say, it doesn't matter. >> good to see you, michelle. thanks so much. >>> that will do it for me, i'm chris jansing. see you back here at 3:00 eastern along with rachel maddow. today's senate vote on don't ask, don't tell. look who's here, thomas roberts. >> developing news, nine american servicemen are killed after a chopper crashes in afghanistan. we'll take you there live, bring you the latest developments. >>> plus, the senate debates. the military's controversial don't ask, don't tell policy. today, we'll talk to a former air force major who was discharged over that policy and now he's fighting back. >>> horrific video as a bleacher collapses at an auto race. what the heck happened there? we'll take a look. the smell of freshly juiced wheat grass and hand pressed shirts. whatever s
a lot of us were iidiots in high school. would you tell us what's going on right now? >> i think that's what it looks like. it looks like at least the people in delaware, their don't care. look how much she brought in in the last week since she won her primary. it looks like people will say, it doesn't matter. >> good to see you, michelle. thanks so much. >>> that will do it for me, i'm chris jansing. see you back here at 3:00 eastern along with rachel maddow. today's...
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it may take some renegades going rogue to get us there. it may take folks shaking us up, shaking it up to get there. >> so will the emerging split help democrats this fall? we'll bring in christina belatony. good morning to you, christina. >> good morning, alex. >> what do you make of all that? the republicans are facing a real challenge from the conservative base? >> sure, that has definitely happened. you have seen that play out all summer long. of course, democrats like any split. democrats have plenty of their own splits, but sarah palin is a unique figure in this because she's endorsed very mainstream candidates from senator john mccain against a tea party favorite conservative candidate in j.d. hayworth. then kelly who won in new hampshire. she was the preferred choice there, but the going rogue candidate christina o'donnell has rosen onto the national stage, she's very conservative and democrats think they have a real chance to keep this seat in delaware now because she's far more conservative than the establishment moderate candida
it may take some renegades going rogue to get us there. it may take folks shaking us up, shaking it up to get there. >> so will the emerging split help democrats this fall? we'll bring in christina belatony. good morning to you, christina. >> good morning, alex. >> what do you make of all that? the republicans are facing a real challenge from the conservative base? >> sure, that has definitely happened. you have seen that play out all summer long. of course, democrats...
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some people call us frick and frack. we do finger painting. this is how grandpa and i roll. ♪ and i do [ pins fall ] grandma's my best friend. my best friend ever. my best friend ever. ♪ [ laughing ] [ boy laughs ] ♪ to know, know, know you after this we're gonna get ice cream. can we go get some ice cream? yeah. ♪ and i do ♪ and i do ♪ and i do >>> we are following breaking news for you here. an aviation source told nbc news president carter was on a delta flight and when it landed he was taken to the hospital. according to the website, the president was scheduled to be at a book signing event for his new book, white house diary that was supposed to be in ohio outside of cleveland. it was going to be at the joseph beth book sellers. we are hearing from a source telling us now the president was on this delta flight and when it landed he was taken by secret service hospital. the details are sketchy at this point about what might be behind a visit to the hospital visit for the former president. he has been in the news because of the
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retired us army general barry mccaffrey. good morning to you both. >> good morning, alex. >> general, i'll begin with you. how likely is it that the don't ask, don't tell will be repealed next week? i know you've gone on record saying it'sowi coming. but does it happen next week? >> hard to say. it's possible to imagine that defense bill not getting passed pretty darn soon. if we put 100,000 troops in combat in afghanistan in jeopardy, it would be politically lethal to the opposition of this bill. so at some point it still goes through. i sort of hope it goes through with that amendment intact and get this issue off the table. we're fighting a war. this is a distracter. the american people want us to move on. >> that's a perspective. what about you, colonel? do you think the military is ready to implement the repeal of don't ask, don't tell and if so, why? >> some months ago secretary gates said that it will take some time for the defense department to make plans so that it can execute the order to get rid of don't ask, don'
retired us army general barry mccaffrey. good morning to you both. >> good morning, alex. >> general, i'll begin with you. how likely is it that the don't ask, don't tell will be repealed next week? i know you've gone on record saying it'sowi coming. but does it happen next week? >> hard to say. it's possible to imagine that defense bill not getting passed pretty darn soon. if we put 100,000 troops in combat in afghanistan in jeopardy, it would be politically lethal to the...
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the same events used. the difference, obviously, women featured in the mama grizzly and in the new one with the tea party, you see a lot of big burly guys at the rallies. >> sure. she had campaigned for a lot of women. she endorsed a lot of men during the campaign as well. this ad, really, this web video. there's no money behind it. this web video had been -- it's sort of a good bookend to the end of the primary season. she's touting the fact that the tea party is a movement that's here, that needs to be reckoned with. we've been talking about the biggest story line heading into this election, the lack of democratic enthusiasm. you can see all the people in that web video certainly fired up. they're going to vote. sarah palin attaching herself to this movement. she's been doing that for the past year or so. we saw her speak in nashville and boston, other places really leading parts of the tea party. not saying she's a leader. >> heavy on enthusiasm with this web video, but short on specifics of what the pa
the same events used. the difference, obviously, women featured in the mama grizzly and in the new one with the tea party, you see a lot of big burly guys at the rallies. >> sure. she had campaigned for a lot of women. she endorsed a lot of men during the campaign as well. this ad, really, this web video. there's no money behind it. this web video had been -- it's sort of a good bookend to the end of the primary season. she's touting the fact that the tea party is a movement that's here,...
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keep us posted and let us know. >> will do. >> when we get a final tally on the vote. i want to bring in rachel maddox. as you know, a couple of the waivering republicans said you've got to give us a little more room for amendments here. harry reid said no. this is the result. >> well, there's a couple of things. first of all, it's a historic decision to filibuster the defense reauthorization bill. this is something that has passed 48 times in 48 years. it just passes. this is one of the things that just passes. and that's why actually you've seen over the years lots of amendments, lots of things passed that are attached to this. originally when don't ask, don't tell was instituted, it was passed as an amendment to this bill. in 2007, we saw republican senator orrin hatch attach the dream act to this bill. some of john mccain's campaign finance provisions have been attached to this bill. so republican objections that they are very upset about democratic amendments to this are a little strange, given how many amendments republicans have attached to it. also harry reid's
keep us posted and let us know. >> will do. >> when we get a final tally on the vote. i want to bring in rachel maddox. as you know, a couple of the waivering republicans said you've got to give us a little more room for amendments here. harry reid said no. this is the result. >> well, there's a couple of things. first of all, it's a historic decision to filibuster the defense reauthorization bill. this is something that has passed 48 times in 48 years. it just passes. this is...
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in the end at the well cabin, but for us, we have a long road ahead of us. we see oil coming up every day. >> reporter: then there's this. a second massive fish kill in plaquemines parish. >> i've never seen a starfish wash up on the beach. >> reporter: leaving folks here calling for more tests to make sure the oxygen depletion isn't caused by oil or dispersant. while today is a milestone, here it is still but one step. >> what i hope for now is that bp doesn't take off and split, that they stick around long enough for this to actually be cleaned up, which i think is going to take a really long time. >> reporter: in a region still facing a long road ahead. now, bp could face billions of dollars in fines for this spill and could also face the mobility of criminal prosecution. the company has promised to stay here through the cleanup. but alex, what it has not said is that it would rule out the possibility of tapping into that reservoir through another well in the future. >> which would be controversial, to be sure. kristen dahlgren, thanks for that. >>> let's
in the end at the well cabin, but for us, we have a long road ahead of us. we see oil coming up every day. >> reporter: then there's this. a second massive fish kill in plaquemines parish. >> i've never seen a starfish wash up on the beach. >> reporter: leaving folks here calling for more tests to make sure the oxygen depletion isn't caused by oil or dispersant. while today is a milestone, here it is still but one step. >> what i hope for now is that bp doesn't take off...
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bill gavin, great to have you with us. thank you, sir. >> thanks, thomas, my pleasure. >>> signs that kim jong-il has chosen his youngest son to be his successor. what do we know about him? a live report from south korea coming up. >>> was sarah palin booed on "dancing with the stars"? 3q (ve) i love working with animals, but my allergies put me in a fog. so now, i'm claritin clear! claritin works great on all my allergies like dust, mold, pollen, or pets without making me drowsy, cause i want to be alert around this big guy. live claritin clear. indoors and out. >>> following two breaking news stories this morning. the first one at the university of texases at austin where the campus is on lockdown. we understand a gunman came into the library there and opened fire and then fatally shot himself, however, campus police are searching for a potential second suspect. right now i understand we have someone on the phone. cindy posy a student at the university -- cindy, excuse us here. explain to us what happened there this morn
bill gavin, great to have you with us. thank you, sir. >> thanks, thomas, my pleasure. >>> signs that kim jong-il has chosen his youngest son to be his successor. what do we know about him? a live report from south korea coming up. >>> was sarah palin booed on "dancing with the stars"? 3q (ve) i love working with animals, but my allergies put me in a fog. so now, i'm claritin clear! claritin works great on all my allergies like dust, mold, pollen, or pets...
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thank you for joining us. we've been waiting to talk to yo you. >> thank you. >> tom brokaw brought this up yesterday in our town hall. white male teacher ls would have to wait in line to become principals. they were always the leaders of the school. now there's a desperate crowd to get men in this profession on this level. why aren't we seeing a response? or fast enough response? >> one thing is the historical reflection of the fact we haven't had men inside the procession. we had this bunk idea teaching were for women. you didn't find men looking to compete for teaching jobs. not only are they incredibly needed, particularly when you look at the amount of single-parent households, we need men to serve as not only role models for the boys, but also for the girls as well. >> what does a man offer that perhaps a female teacher cannot? >> particularly for young boys and young girls, if you have a situation like we do in the country where almost half of all students are growing up in a single-parent household, mo
thank you for joining us. we've been waiting to talk to yo you. >> thank you. >> tom brokaw brought this up yesterday in our town hall. white male teacher ls would have to wait in line to become principals. they were always the leaders of the school. now there's a desperate crowd to get men in this profession on this level. why aren't we seeing a response? or fast enough response? >> one thing is the historical reflection of the fact we haven't had men inside the procession....
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his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of information. >> who picked up the phone? maureen, was it you or your husband? >> we both did because we were told ahead of time that the department of defense was going to be calling us. >> it turns out to be the president of the united states. >> yes. there was a voice that said, this is the white house and the president would like to speak to you. >> i grabbed the other phone right away. >> i could imagine that you did. >> can you tell us a little bit about that conversation? >> it was very brief. he said that he had to decided to award our son the medal of honor. >> it was a v
his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of...
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guys, thank you for joining us. doesn't the white house actually want the vote at the moment so they can tout it as a win going into midterms? >> i think they want this vote and there are members of the senate and house who wanted this vote. ultimately leadership decided it didn't make sense for them which is a shame because most americans can agree that at a time of incredible deficits now is not the time to be giving an additional tax break to the richest americans. so, while i don't think this was the most politically savvy move for democrats, i think this would have been a good thing for them going into midterms to force a vote on this. i do think there is a silver lining which is when we come back from midterms, i think you're more likely to get some republican support for this. >> john, who would stand to gain by delaying this, by putting this off? >> it's a very good question, richard. i think if you look at the democrats, you could charge them with legislative malpractice. they didn't do a budget at the begi
guys, thank you for joining us. doesn't the white house actually want the vote at the moment so they can tout it as a win going into midterms? >> i think they want this vote and there are members of the senate and house who wanted this vote. ultimately leadership decided it didn't make sense for them which is a shame because most americans can agree that at a time of incredible deficits now is not the time to be giving an additional tax break to the richest americans. so, while i don't...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> we are watching not one, not two, but three storms. what a busy seizeten has been outside the continental u.s. bill karins has your morning weather. good morning, bill. >> first things first a dangerous situation developing for our friends in mexico. they'll likely deal with a category 2, possibly category 3 hurricane making landfall tomorrow afternoon. they're finding it much stronger than expected and looks like it's rapidly intensifying. not what you want to hear. tampico looks okay. poza rica is pretty much inland, so it's coastal areas near there that will get hit the hardest on friday night. to deal with igor, huge, monster storm. this storm is moving at the speed of a turtle, by the way. take another four days to get to bermuda and hopefully weaken sunday night down to a category 2, but still a blow t
call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> we are watching not one, not two, but three storms. what a busy seizeten has been outside the continental u.s. bill karins has your morning weather. good morning, bill. >> first things first a dangerous situation developing for our friends in mexico. they'll likely deal with a category 2,...
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us now. thanks for being before us. >> glad to be with you. >> i was watching the individual kwloe. it's amazing to see what they're able to test there and the concern about counterfeit drugs. >> the problem of counterfeit drugs in general, particularly counterfeit prescription drugs is a real threat to the united states drug supply. in some parts of africa, as many as 70% of the prescription drugs are fake. 70%. now, many of these are made in china, shipped through india. but the question for us here in the united states, as a worldwide problem is immense. a lot of criminal gangs are involved. they're trying to penetrate the u.s. market. this is a booming criminal business of turning out these fake prescription drugs to say nothing of nonprescription drugs. >> a good point. fake prescription drugs into the united states, you say they've had some success. what kind of success have they had? >> we have a strong food & drug administration, a strong customs operation. but there have been cases p
us now. thanks for being before us. >> glad to be with you. >> i was watching the individual kwloe. it's amazing to see what they're able to test there and the concern about counterfeit drugs. >> the problem of counterfeit drugs in general, particularly counterfeit prescription drugs is a real threat to the united states drug supply. in some parts of africa, as many as 70% of the prescription drugs are fake. 70%. now, many of these are made in china, shipped through india. but...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> following a developing story now. live shots of pope benedict. he has just met and greeted former prime minister tony blair. we saw gordon blair there as well and now speaking with margaret thatcher. so, again, this is the pope's big visit to great britain on day when several men were arrested for an alleged plot against the pontiff. however, nothing -- the pontiff, we're told, was never in any danger. >>> a big test for afghanistan tomorrow. it will try to hold a legitimate election in the wake of last year's disastrous president's vote. one major issue, security. police set up extra checkpoints aimed at prevent be suicide bombers from disrupting the election. a taliban threatened to carry out threats against the voters in elections across the country. we go to john yang in kabul. john? >> reporter: good ev
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what can you tell us, stephanie, about these arrests? >> it's fair to say that security is of the utmost concern right now and they're working with an abundance of caution when it comes to the pope. this is a plot that surfaced late last night and they didn't waste any time. upon hearing the information, britain's counterterrorism command went in early this morning in westminster, which is a neighborhood in london, central london where the pope is going to be giving a speech later on today. they arrested five men at a shop there and brought them to a police station where they are currently questioning them. so far they have not been charged with anything. but, you know, this is, this is all part of the security operation surrounding the pope. he's been, everywhere he has been there have been streets blocked off. this morning we had difficulty getting to the university where he was speaking to, we showed up a bit too late. once he was on the grounds, they stopped all foot traffic and no one was allowed in or out. they're not taking any ri
what can you tell us, stephanie, about these arrests? >> it's fair to say that security is of the utmost concern right now and they're working with an abundance of caution when it comes to the pope. this is a plot that surfaced late last night and they didn't waste any time. upon hearing the information, britain's counterterrorism command went in early this morning in westminster, which is a neighborhood in london, central london where the pope is going to be giving a speech later on...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> i'm tamron hall. right now on msnbc, the party of champions. tea party candidates shake up establishment republicans and primaries across the country and add a new dimension to the november election. what does it mean for the gop, democrats and for our country? >>> and a dream act. could senator harry reid's push for an immigration proposal and repeal of don't ask, don't tell mean the end of an arm's bill. >>> what does lady gaga have to do with all of this? >>> drinking and flying, a pi t pilot, listen to this, suspended for having a cocktail before going into the cockpit. were the results would have been different if he was flying from the united states. >>> plus, this -- why this camel is so unhappy. poor guy had to be rescued after a pretty sticky situation. we'll have the details. >>> we begin with the
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bill karins joins us. you have your work cut out for you. >> this is reminiscesent of when we went back to 2005. we went through the alphabet and had to go to the greek alphabet. all the storms have not been near us. 2005 we had the katrinas and this year everything away from us. mexico had to deal with the tropical storm that happened about an hour ago. tropical storm karl made landfall north of belize and probably doing minor damage. more warm water should restrengthen. here's the forecast from the hurricane center and take it back out into the gulf thursday night into friday morning and bring it up to a category 1 hurricane and then makes landfall for a second time in mexico. texas, you look safe from this storm. here's our computer models and all stay well to the south through the southern mexico. from texas to florida up the east coast, we're okay. the two big storms, this is just a rare event and kind of a treat to watch it from afar. you don't get two category 4 hurricanes usually this close to each
bill karins joins us. you have your work cut out for you. >> this is reminiscesent of when we went back to 2005. we went through the alphabet and had to go to the greek alphabet. all the storms have not been near us. 2005 we had the katrinas and this year everything away from us. mexico had to deal with the tropical storm that happened about an hour ago. tropical storm karl made landfall north of belize and probably doing minor damage. more warm water should restrengthen. here's the...
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what else can you tell us? >> well, yes, the security levels have been at severe since january, actually. we are on a heightened state of alert here. the reason that the threat level is still at severe meaning that a terror attack is highly likely means that this plot has been uncovered. nbc news has learned from talking to pakistani intelligence officials that some british born pakistanis were arrested in pakistan earlier this month. now, when they were interrogated by the u.s., the british and pakistani intelligence officials, they revealed that they had planned to go on a shooting spree, possibly starting in the uk and it's slightly unclear and they certainly go on to attack france, germany and denmark, as well. in response to this, the u.s. has actually stepped up their number of drone attacks in northern pakistan. in the last month alone, they pretty much doubled their usual number of attacks so there have been 21 attacks in total. if you compare that to the whole of the year so far for 2010, 76 in total a
what else can you tell us? >> well, yes, the security levels have been at severe since january, actually. we are on a heightened state of alert here. the reason that the threat level is still at severe meaning that a terror attack is highly likely means that this plot has been uncovered. nbc news has learned from talking to pakistani intelligence officials that some british born pakistanis were arrested in pakistan earlier this month. now, when they were interrogated by the u.s., the...
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used illegal drug. joining me live to talk about this is gill, director of the offense of national drug controlled policy. gill, i want to ask you first, we are saying this report is just released. what is most striking to you? >> the striking part is the increase across all levels, ecstasy, methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription drugs and particularly among young people. >> all right, let's look over the numbers here when we talk about what's on the rise. marijuana by 8%. methamphetamine 60%. sedatives up 58% and stimulants 43% and ecstasy at 37%. the rise, though, in methamphetamine, fl%. what can you attribute that to? >> those numbers are smaller numbers. when you do have an increase, of course, the percentage is greater. but there are a couple things that we're looking at one is that in oregon and now most recently in mississippi, they have made pseudo afed rene, we will watch mississippi very closely. >> gill, you have been on record saying you are not surprised by this because of what you ca
used illegal drug. joining me live to talk about this is gill, director of the offense of national drug controlled policy. gill, i want to ask you first, we are saying this report is just released. what is most striking to you? >> the striking part is the increase across all levels, ecstasy, methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription drugs and particularly among young people. >> all right, let's look over the numbers here when we talk about what's on the rise. marijuana by 8%....
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